6/8/20 UPDATE: ICC has extended the application deadline for the 2021/2022 ICC Code Committees to Monday, June 15, 11:59pm Pacific Time. See the original post below or this Dropbox link for full details: https://bit.ly/3bJazQU Hello AIA members, There is a June 15 deadline for a crucial...
A recent Architectural Record article (" Architects Propose Design Solutions for Equitable Restrooms ") highlighted some of the challenges that architects face when designing gender-neutral bathrooms .Stephen Cassell, AIA, a principal of the firm Architecture Research Office (ARO), noted...
The Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) updates the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities every four years, creating a document used by states and federal agencies to regulate health care facility design and construction. However, some states have not yet adopted the...
FGI guidelines.pdf
#CommitteeontheEnvironment #Standards/Codes
2011-ROH1.pdf
This is one of the main references for bio safety in lab design. Although it has a broad number of contributors from a variety of sources both the NIH and the CDC spearheaded the effort. #Standards/Codes #AcademyofArchitectureforHealth
BMBL 5th Edition.pdf
A bio safety design guide for biomedical and animal research labs obviously put out by the NIH. This manual is constantly updated so I recommend going to their website for the latest update. #Standards/Codes #AcademyofArchitectureforHealth
NIH Lab Design Requirements.pdf
This site explains in simple terms the basics behind the $1.80/sf federal tax deduction that is available to efficiently designed properties and provides explanations about how to claim said deductions. For private clients, the owner takes the deduction, but on public projects the agency can...
The US government has been at the forefront of a committment to track building performance beyond the day the doors open, and the Federal Energy Management Program of the US Department of Energy has even drafted a standard data collection protocol to ensure that data can be easily combined...